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Teacher abducted from Kyrgyzstan recounts torture, death threats in custody: report

A report drafted by a bar association in Turkey has revealed how a Turkish educator renditioned to Turkey from Kyrgyzstan by Turkish intelligence in 2021...

Former CHP leader faces prison for insulting ex-minister implicated in graft probe

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the former leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), is facing a prison sentence of up to 26 months on...

Turkish police detained 210 people at May Day demonstrations in İstanbul: minister

Turkish police on Wednesday detained 210 people after authorities banned May Day rallies at İstanbul's central Taksim Square, said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, Agence...

Police detain dozens during May Day demonstrations in İstanbul

Turkish police on Wednesday detained dozens of people attempting to tear down barricades in various districts of İstanbul after authorities banned May Day demonstrations...

4 judges associations in Europe send letter to Turkish justice minister for release of jailed jurist

Several leading European judges' associations have sent a joint letter to Turkish Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç calling for the denial of the conditional...

Turkey’s top appeals court upholds prison sentence of prominent lawyer

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence handed down to the head of a now-closed lawyers’ association who has been behind...

Ministry fines hotel for charging customer additional fee due to nationality

The Culture and Tourism Ministry has fined a hotel in Turkey’s popular holiday resort of Antalya for charging a Turkish customer an additional fee...

Turkish national shot to death in Jerusalem after knife attack on policeman: reports

A 34-year-old Turkish man was shot to death by Israeli police in Jerusalem after he attacked a police officer with a knife, slightly wounding...

Survey shows positive trend in gender equality perception in Turkey in past 10 years

There has been a decrease in the rate of individuals, both men and women, who agree with sexist perceptions in Turkey over the past...

Discrimination embedded in state policies toward minorities fueled by nationalism in Turkey

 Discrimination against minorities in Turkey has been "persistent and of broad scope," with its roots in Turkish nationalism, a recent report by the Minority...

Heart of İstanbul likely to see confrontation between unions, police on May Day

Leading labor unions and Turkey’s main opposition party insist on holding a May Day demonstration in İstanbul’s central Taksim Square despite a government ban...

Prosecutor seeks acquittal of police officers on trial for Kurdish lawyer’s murder

A Turkish prosecutor is calling for the acquittal of three police officers accused of the murder of prominent Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elçi, claiming there...

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